Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-31


order, and 10 Mrs. Murray they presented hand
some silver card receiver.
Hanging Herself With Her shoestring.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF YOUNG CoLOaED WOMAN IN
A POLICE CELL
This morning, about O'Clock, Officer GroffS at
tentiOn was attracted to a house on Missouri
avenue by hearing cries OF murder" and ..policen
When the officer arrived at the house he found a
young coiored woman named Jennie Minor who
was apparently under the influence of liquor using
profane language, and threatening TO throw a
lighted lamp at some one. The officer placed her
under arrest for dISOTderiy conduct and locked her
up az the sixth precinct station, in cell with an
OLD colOred WOMAN named Sarah Lloyd. After
being locked up Jennie became very boiSterOuS,
and before she had been in the cell hour she at
tempted suicide by hanging herself to the door
frightened AT the thoughts OF being haunted by
Jennle's ghost and screamed murder" The out
cry brought SJationkeeper Garner TO the cell, and
while the old woman lifted the young one up the
statiOnSeeper cut the shoeString and released her
Although she had not been hanging very long she
was very weak, and 1t was with some trouble that
her life was saved. This morning she was taken
10 the Police Court, where she pleaded guilty to
Is days. ~ VI
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE BRANCH
Ne Iand having been donated from the Eastern
Branch TO the District line for the extension or
continuation OF Pennsylvania avenue across the
Eastern Branch, preparations are in progress for
laying out d suburban village In that section
THIS avenue Will be loo feet wide in nearly direct
TUE tdp1lOl 10 SulLIdQ0. The proposed
village, 10 which the name OF Cleveland Will be
given. Will be site OF about OF 100 acres 'front.'
ing nall mile on the Avenue. and will be divided
INTO ABOUT loo lots. Already number OF sales
nave been made, including one Of about OF go
acres OF Suitland, 21S miles from the bridge. A
eaoie road Is proposed TO run to Suitland
,SrIcTDE OF GOVERNMENT BooxB1NDER-J A.
Maurer, about rorty-One years OF age and book
binder In the Government Printing Office here
TOOK fatal dose OF audanum late yesterday after
noon at the residence OF his parents i'm baltimore
Inc dy1ST1cQR He In
scl0uS condition in the dining room at 80 O'clock
anu near hun was an empty half-ounce laudanum
bottle DR.. H. F. Hill and DIR. j. NJ. Hundley were
summoned They Immediately responded, and
worked over the unconscious man until 900
O'CLOCK, When they saw that he would die. He did
not regain consciousness, but died at 10 clock
he was single and resided with his parents, his
also has several brothers.
The METROPOLITAN INVESTMENT CoMPASY.-At
Ihe annual meeting OF the Metropolitan Invest
Inent and Building Co., or Montgomery County
Nd held yesterday at Garrett PARK, oficers were
e--cted as follows: Gen. s. s. Burdett president.
Col j. j. Hasoer, first vice president; ID. j. Muir
phy. second vice president; Henry n. Copp, secre-
Tick, Z. NJ Dawson, j. I. Freeman, III. p r. Holt.
Ho!I, W ID. Harlan, S. Dana Lincoln, and s. s.
Burdett, directors; Prof. William Saunders Judge
L r Best, VIM Il Alden, ii. c. Darragh, Geo r.
6iDe, MAJ y. e. Fox, and H. p. Springer, advisory
committee; j. c. StOddard, w. Ii. GunnisOn and
D. o Cox, finance comIIittee.
The METHODIST PROTESTANT CONFERENCE.-THE
NJ i. alpIneetng at jackson Grove, on the BaIri-
more and Potomac Railroad, about p miles out
VIII Dc held this year commencing the last week
"A July CLOSING August1O. The officers and direc-
tOrs VIII meet ON the ground June d, to arrange
I1r tent Sites &c, and It is probable that some of
'N7 'eii'orS VIII theh commence NE In the woods
TIE Protestant EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND THE COL
okkD PEOPLE--BlshOp Paret, the Rev. Dr. j. Hous-
ton EeclestOn, rector OF Emmanuel Church and the
Kew tdIDTalJh Is. Perry, or the Church OF ST Mary
1Le sIgln Ia Baltimore, are members OF the COM
mission OF the Protestant Episcopal Church on
w1rk among the colOred people, which meets to-
night Ia this city. The Baltimore Sun says: Bishop
f1iet MS been greatly Interested in the work for
some years and during the first weeks OF his epis-
sopAte meetings TO further the work were held in
1Ais city. The Rev. DIR. EccleSton has under his
car iOuriShing coOred mission, Howard Chapel
u o. ftfH avenue near Dolphin street. and the Rev.
WI. rerry has Tor years devoted his time TO the
special work, and the fiourishing church on or
char1 street Is the result his ab0rs He proDoses
the colored people.
MARRIAGE LIcENsEs-Marriage licenses have
Lewis and Lou smith; j. Henning NeIms OF Vir
klaLt aud Vi X Cunningham; Henry LOveless OF
county, Va; w Trlpp, Jr., and Mary Allce Harper:
Noble Rush and Bridget Morrison; j. Harry SiRith,
and Kate Rosa Richmond, OF England: FL Z King
and Maggie Piper. OF Sandusky Ohio; Nm tiace
chetu, OI Fortress Monroe, Va, and Molie Good
win. N-
The HIGHLANDS COUNTRY CLUB-The Highlands
SOthtry Cluo has been organized and is improving
tne property IL recently pUrchased-the Bishop
Pinkney mansiOn-by renOvating, painting intrCp
GuclnI gas and water, &C., and expect 70 have n
opened by the LIST OF July. The clubhouse is sru
alod In close proximity TO the Bladensburg battle
neld and the old dueling ground. and IN some OF
Tue rooms viii be paintings OF memorable events
In the vicinity. The officers are: l. q. Hine presi-
Gent, Austin Herr, ylce-preSident; j. ;. Sworm-
stedt. secretary; c. &. DuncanSon, treasurer: F.
hume, W. a Gordon, :. T. suit, Z X. johnson, L.
D. Cooke, j. Z. Waggaman, W. W. Mccullough, X
Gwynne, IL. b. Hobbs, q. e.. Cole, and b. b. Plain
governors.
WATTS RELEASED on BAIi--Philip II. Watts,
Who VAS arrested at Bowie, Nd, after having set
Irt 10 several houses and aSsaultlns several par
us On Friday afternoon, was released from the
MARLBORO Jail, on saturday, on giving bail, and
returned 70 Bowie Saturday evening
CCrN THE BAcK-Last night, about 80 O'Clock.
"a light occurret0 ON Pennsylvania avenue near .7th
street, between Charles Burroughs and John
kOHer, during which, it Is charged, Burroughs
Drew penkIife and cut kohier In the back In
flcting painful wound. The injured man was
taken 10 the Columbia Hospital, where the wound
was dressed, and Burroughs was arrested by or
heer Hart This morning in the Police Court Bur-
IOughs was charged with the assault, and the case
was continued until Friday.
An IMPORTANT SALE OF characterization is
The sale or half a million feet OF lumber which
ihe material will be sold In lots TO suit apply
Ing at the grounds
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